firemn131

Hi, I have searched forever..I know i saw one at one point. Looking for a complete checklist to pull the engine..
I did find the 4 step one, but was hoping to find the long version..haha.

I have the WSM but just looking for another reference.

Speedtoys

Mythbusters has a good writeup:

Step 1:


Step2: (disassembly)


Step3: (Engine removed)



..ok..crankcase _separated_ from engine. But still, its out.

Rob Edwards

Here's a list I made for my last engine pull, adapted for an automatic. SOme of the auto-specific steps may be a little hazy....


1 disconnect battery

2 Remove hood

3 Remove fan shroud, may have to cut ziptie holding it to lower radiator hose

4 Drain radiator and block of coolant & remove upper and lower coolant hoses.

4a Undo transmission cooler lines at cooler and radiator, ziptie a baggie around the end of the fittings to catch the ATF.

5 Undo radiator temp sensor connector, remove radiator

6 Disconnect fuel line over passenger cam cover

7 remove airbox, maf and fuel return line at A/C fuel cooler pressure regulators

8 Undo throttle cable from throttle quadrant

9 Remove heater hose from passenger head & cap off.

10 Undo vacuum line from tank vent, next to wiper filler neck

11 Undo vacuum line from diverter valve, next to passenger side valve cover

11a Undo vacuum line from 7-way spliiter to transmission modulator

12 Cap off places where coolant can leak from engine as you remove it.

13 Undo U-shaped coolant hose from water crossover, forward end of Y-pipe

14 drop cats leaving stock exhaust manifolds.

15 Undo 4 swaybar bracket bolts and rotate sway bar down out of the way

16 Remove starter and clutch slave

17 Install flywheel lock loosen front crankshaft bolt and front pulley

18 Remove flywheel lock, remove lower bellhousing

19 loosen pinch bolts (2) for drive shaft and slide collar back

20 Do whatever it is that gets a flexplate unhooked from the flywheel, and the front of the TT shaft.

21 Undo 6 bolts holding flexplate to flywheel

24 remove 2 large bolts (19 mm head) from top of belhousing, using EZRRM1719 wrench

25 Remove 2 large bolts from bottom of top bellhousing.

26 Make note of the routing of the LH harness as it comes out of the firewall and snakes through all the **** in the right rear corner of the engine compartment.

27 disconnect computers and LH injector harness from fuse panel and push thru firewall. (carefully pushing smaller connections thru 1st)

28 disconnect front of engine (FOE) wire harness 14 pin connector from jump start post

29 Disconnect FOE harness from starter, cut zipties at its bracket on the steering rack, and undo the M6 bolt holding it to the engine crossmember. Note its routing under the left upper crossmember bracket.

30 remove both coil wires

31 remove oil cooler lines from block. Carefully counterhold block fittings so they don't turn


33 Loosen all accessory belt tensioners and remove belts. Label which is which if re-using

34 Disconnect alternator from FOE harness and remove

35 Unbolt power steering pump from its mounting cassette. Lines can stay attached. Support on a bungee cord

36 Unbolt A/C compressor from its mounting bracket. Lines can stay attached. Support on some baling wire

37 At the rear crossmember, remove two tranmission mount-to-crossmember bolts. May need to unbolt the parking brake cable tubes to get them out of the way first.

38 With a pry bar, lever the transmission back an inch or so- bellhousing should separate from the engine block. Axle shafts do not need to be unbolted. (check their torque for good measure…)

39 Remove 4 bolts from the engine mount on each side

40 Using a hoist and a load leveler, lift the engine a few inches. Make sure you haven't forgotten to disconnect anything.

41 With the engine a foot up, you may now have room to finish wiggling the LH harness connectors out through the firewall.

42. Lift engine out.

Kiln_Red

Here is another good step-by-step reference provided by Stan (aka MrMerlin)